Finnish soldiers take a smoke break near the Karelian (north-west Russia, borders Finland to the west) village of Kurgenitsa.

Smoke break

A column of destroyed and abandoned vehicles of the Soviet 44th Infantry Division as the result of a rout by the Finns, that took place on the Raate-Suomussalmi road, in Finland; Jan 8, 1940.


Aftermath of the battle

The big 20 mm anti-tank rifles using the "Long Solothurn" cartridges were among the most powerful weapons of this class. They were correspondingly difficult to employ, however, due to their size and weight. Here, a crew of young Finnish soldiers haul a 20 mm Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle up a forested hill near Hyrynsalmi, east-central Finland; Continuation War, 20 June 1943. 
